K-Lite Codec Pack 7.1.0 Build 2011-03-29

Rated 50/50 by CodecPack at Jan 17, 2008

@echohead, ffdshow has excellent upscaling capabilities. It has several resizing algorithms to choose from, ranging from high performance to high quality. Most of the multimedia experts at Doom9.org use ffdshow. KMPlayer is based on code from both MPC and ffdshow, exactly the two projects that you seem to hate. It violates GPL by not publishing its source code. It's author will deny that, but he is a liar. Rewriting stuff from C++ to Delphi does not make it new software. There is nothing wrong with using the Registry. In fact, it is faster than using an INI file. Btw, MPC has an INI option as well. Morons who don't understand how Windows work always blame the Windows Registry for all their problems.

Rated 10/50 by echohead at Jan 17, 2008

both ffdshow and media player classic are sub-par software. both were abandoned by their original developers. ffdshow does NOT provide optimum video quality (especially when it comes to upscaling), and there are so many better (and less buggy) alternatives to MPC that im at a loss for why these programs are still used on a large scale. as far as the codecs go, what is the point of installing dozens of codecs when a SINGLE decent media player will do the same thing? KMPlayer has a setting that stores its settings to an INI file...so it doesnt mess with your system folders OR registry. ive heard so many people argue that its "just easier" to use k-lite to play all their media. really?! a ton of codecs, a crappy media player, and whatever the hell ffdshow is? EDIT for the fine gentlemen who posted after me: -KMPlayer is based on mplayer, not ffdshow or MPC. -yes ffdshow has several upscaling options. its just that many media players have BETTER upscaling options. -my comment about the registry was meant to point out two things. first that kmplayer doesnt have to write anything to the registry (although it can and i let it on my box). secondly, if you choose the INI file option, everything related to media viewing would be stored in a single programfiles folder. -as for GPL violation...who cares? anything to keep me away from an out-of-date media player and a junky overzealous AIO decoder.

Rated 30/50 by Blaxima at Feb 19, 2008

I wish people would be a little more objective here. The reality is you DO NOT need this to watch videos or play music. Good media players such as KMPlayer, Gom and foobar can do it without a codec pack and can do it in a portalbe package. The only time you would need a codec is if a format is not supported and even then you need only 1 codec not the ton (if you don't know what your doing) this installs by default. What you DO need this for is if you plan on encoding videos but even then most videos you will be encoding from are in just a few formats not the countless unused ones found in this pack. MPC is absolute rubbish. The picture quality is sub par and along with limited fuctions and the always present bugs make it a steaming pile so don't bother I find FFDSHOW to be buggy and useless when a good media player is installed Overall this is ueseful for those who want to convert vidoes from one format to another not for those who just want to watch them I personally use only 3 of the codecs packed which is about 10% of the size and even less in the Megacrap but the 3 can't be found in the smaller packs If they made a better core package and had the less(never) used codecs made as addons like QT lite and RA then this would be 5*'s but as is its bloated and will be adding alot of crap for people who just install things as is don't need

Rated 40/50 by skapig at Feb 25, 2008

Blaxima neglects to mention that the K-Lite installer allows you to install only the codecs that you want. This is the full pack for people who want more of them along with various other tools. If you don't want to dig through as many options, there are lighter versions of the pack. KMPlayer, GOM, and Foobar certainly are nice solutions as well for most people, but K-Lite allows for more tweaking.

Rated 50/50 by CodecPack at Feb 25, 2008

If you use Windows Media Center then the K-Lite Codec Pack is a must have. If you only play mainstream files (avi, mkv, mpeg, ogm, flv, ts) then the smaller Standard version already contains all the needed components. At default settings, the full version does not install everything it contains. Components that most people won't need are unchecked by default. The installer is fully customizable. People who want more can enable more, people who want less can enable less. Installing more than you might actually need is *NOT* a problem. Those "unneeded" codecs/filters will do no harm at all. They simply will just never get used. People who install at default settings don't care about a few unused items. They just want to be able to play their files. And with this pack they can, that is why it is so popular. The pack includes Media Player Classic, an open source player that is liked by a lot of people. Those who prefer another player can easily disable it during installation. The purpose of a codec pack is not to replace all-in-one players. It is designed to be usable with many different applications such as DirectShow players, video editing and video conversion tools. Those who complain about bugs should mention the actual details about what goes wrong. Preferably also report the bugs to the makers, so that they can be fixed. MPC project bugtracker: http://sourceforge.net/t...=170561&atid=854651 ffdshow project bugtracker: http://sourceforge.net/t...=173941&atid=867360 @echohead 1) MPC only has a few internal filters (not codecs!), mostly splitters and audio decoders. Most of them are disabled because other filters are preferred. Your beloved KMPlayer has similar 'redundancy', it even includes the filters from MPC. 2) You still fail to mention any specific bugs in MPC or ffdshow. Both are very stable, so you are exaggerating or making up things. 3) Your problem with playing two files at the same times is probably related to the Overlay video

Rated 30/50 by Blaxima at Feb 25, 2008

I think you can gather from my post that when I say I only use 3 of the codecs that you to can choose what you want. I was making the point for those who just install the default setup of things. There are smaller packages yes but they don't have divx or xvid and are truely only for playback of the most basic files which the players mentioned play without a codec pack.

Rated 10/50 by echohead at Feb 26, 2008

k-lite completely ruined the audio on my roommate's tv tuner card (and he happens to use WIndows Media Center), so i figured maybe its time for another honest review. k-lite is supposed to provide full media playback on a PC regardless of the media player being used...so obviously it makes sense to package media player classic (even more overrated and under-functional than real player) along with it. now ignoring the fact that i had countless problems/crashes with MPC even before it was abandoned and then re-adopted by a group of programmers who dont know how to let bad software die, i still cant understand why ffdshow (which IMHO is one of the worst pieces of software ever conceived) is packaged with it. ffdshow is essentially the closest you can get to running a media player without actually seeing anything...use it and your actual media player isnt doing much more than mirroring what ffdshow i processing (kind of like having 2 media players open at once, but only being able to see one of them). but i guess all this makes sense to someone: media player classic comes with its own internal codecs, k-lite installs just about every codec under the sun, and ffdshow has all the codecs built into it on top of that...im not a big fan of multiple layers of redundancy, but if it works for some people, who am i to complain about software bloat? if k-lite really was designed to give you the freedom to choose what player you wanted to use, it wouldnt come with MPC. it would come with JUST the codecs, or maybe just ffdshow. if the issue was memory usage then why not use mplayer, which uses significantly less RAM than MPC? no, the issue here is not choice, but control. as myself and others have said, installing a standalone player with built-in codecs, such as KMPlater, GOM Player, VLC, Zoom Player, etc. will not only save you space but also save you the headache of dealing with k-lite. ffdshow is packaged to make up for the bugs and shortcomings of MPC...something other pla

Rated 50/50 by Virtual_ManPL at Mar 11, 2008

@echohead Are You stupid or sth ? KMPlayer and VLC use identaical dll like the ffdshow in KLCP... and KLCP dont give you chance to choose media player- WHAT A BULLs***... all codecs included are on GPL&LGPL licence or programs are freeware... if You bully someone for his freee work to create this best pack and updating ffdshow&MPC go to hell !!! Because You dont understend what is: -had a choice to choose -OpenSource... and whatever...

Rated 50/50 by CodecPack at Mar 11, 2008

"Excellent" ~ M. Burns

Rated 50/50 by simko at Mar 20, 2008

excellent works as it should no problem what so ever And full controll on the things you install

Rated 50/50 by Nighted at Mar 20, 2008

K-Lite is the best! Virtual_ManPL: word! ;)

Rated 50/50 by SnakerDLK at Mar 24, 2008

@echohead What does ruined mean ? broken ? or the audio just didnt come out right ? probably a misconfiguration of the number of speakers used... have you tried the other playback options with KLPC ? (surely not...) yes, k-lite is supposed to provide full media playback...AND SO IT DOES ! so what if the pack comes with a player(that you may choose not to install), ffdshow (which you may choose not to use) and lots of codecs for probably every video file around the net ? Think about it, instead of installing RealPlayer or RealPlayerAlternative, Quicktime, DivX, and lots of codecs that arent included in the programs above, you just install KLCP. With one setup you have all you´ll ever need ! And as mentioned above... you have the freedom to use any player you wish, simply because you are not forced to install MP Classic, it works well with WMP. So its not the packs fault that an unexperienced user(to say the least) clicks uncontrollably on the 'Next' button and doesn't know what he is really doing. (And when the installation is done he sees the ffdshow tray icon and the MP Classic window open and screams "Nooo...this pack 'forced' me to use ffdshow and MP Classic.." ) And honestly, this project is still ongoing because of people that have a bit more of grey matter between their ears to see the potential of the pack (and are not stupid enough to install 'all these programs') well...for all the other users, KLMCP is great, surely not perfect, but it hasnt let me down yet playing any video file from the internet ! keep it up, guys !

Rated 50/50 by Virtual_ManPL at Mar 25, 2008

New version work like hell xD

Rated 50/50 by mjm01010101 at Apr 15, 2008

there's no need for the mega pack anymore. The Real codec is DEAD. /does happy dance...

Rated 50/50 by Hubert at Apr 15, 2008

Great pack !

Rated 50/50 by bourgeoisdude at Apr 15, 2008

I've tried many other codec packs out there, and this is the one I settled with. After installing it, I don't run into any problems with codecs. This is the best I've used by far.

Rated 50/50 by DakotaSunRunner at Apr 15, 2008

The best, simple as that...

Rated 50/50 by Virtual_ManPL at Apr 16, 2008

Perfect !!! K.O. others codecs pack xD

Rated 50/50 by dre360 at May 15, 2008

K-Lite Codec Pack Is the best Codec out there.

Rated 50/50 by Ryusennin at May 15, 2008

The one and only.